Title in French (leaf [1]), added title in Italian (leaf [2]), and "Avis/avvsio" (leaf [5]) are engraved. Leaves [3] and [4] are a letterpress notice in French and Italian respectively by the engraver Pierre Jacques Gaultier, who identifies the author as M. Petitot, architect to the Infant D. Philippe of Parma

"In Parma, MDCCLVIII, nella stamperia di Filippo Carmignani"--Colophon

Binding: modern marbled paper, backed in calfskin. Author & date in gilt on red spine label

Property stamp of Th. Flechet, archte., dated in MS 1807. Leonard Baskin's printed labels for Fort Hill and Lurley Manor on front pastedown, and "T. Trace?" [Timothy Trace, bookseller] written in Baskin's hand on back pastedown

Catalogo ragionato dei libri d'arte e d'antichità posseduti dal conte Cicognara, 853

[5] leaves, 20 p., IX leaves of plates : 34 cm. (fol.)

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